Bhagavān Buddha was abused and insulted in the marketplace. Lord Buddha stopped and listened to all the abuses but his serene smile never left his lips. When the market man was tired and stopped making noises, Buddha majestically continued on His way. Now a young disciple, who was with the Master at that time, said, “Lord, give me the permission, I will go and show him. I will give back to him! How dare he abuse my Master?” Then ever smiling Buddha pitifully looked at the ignorant disciple and sweetly replied, “Son, no doubt that man gave us a lot of abuses, but I did not receive them!
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